Download S20 - Ecosystem restoration - HES-SO

Module
Ecosystem restoration (natural, rural or urban environments)
Code
MLS_S20
Degree Program
Master of Science in Life Sciences (MSLS)
Cluster
Applied Environmental and Natural Sciences
Specialization
Natural Resource Management
ECTS Credits
4
Workload
120 h: Contact 42 h; Laboratory or Field work 28 h; Self-study 50 h
Module
Coordinator
Name
Pierre-André Frossard
Phone
+41 22 546 68 86
Email
[email protected]
Address
hepia-Lullier, 150 route de Presinge, 1254 Jussy
Lecturers
 Pascal Boivin (hepia)
 Jean-François Rubin (hepia)
 Zsolt Vecsernyés (hepia)
Entry
Requirements
Bachelor in LS, Agronomy or Natural resource management, or equivalent
Learning
Outcomes and
Competences
After completing the module students will be able to restore ecosystems and
their functions/services, from the local to the regional scale (catchment,
landscape), especially:
 Identify stakes and the potential of restoration taking into account
technical process and socio-economic uses.
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Define the objectives of a restoration project.
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Design the appropriate development options.
 Develop and propose appropriate measures and put into action
techniques with project details. Plan their implementation (work plan,
maintenance, …).
Module Content
Teaching /
Learning Methods
Assessment of
Learning Outcome
Bibliography
 Remainder about legal context, restoration technics, choice of material
 Eco-morphological restoration of ecosystems (renaturation and
revalorisation of streams, creation and restoration of waterbodies,
meadows, soils...).
 Bio-engineering and revegetation of degraded sites (quarries, gravel
pits, dumps, erosion control, etc.).
 Landscape ecology and agro-environmental measures (network, ...).
Lectures, exercises, projects
Written examination (reports produced during the semester).
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01.09.2016
Van Andel J, Aronson J (eds) (2006) Restoration ecology. Blackwell,
Oxford.
Falk DA, Palmer MA, Zedler JB (eds) (2006) Foundations of
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MLS_S20 – Ecosystem restoration
restoration ecology. Island Press, Washington DC.
Documentation: http://cyberlearn.hes-so.ch (requires a login)
Language
English
Comments
Last Update
01.09.2016
01.09.2016 / Beat Oertli
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